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Gun down   /gən daʊn/   Listen
Gun down

verb
1.
Strike down or shoot down.





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"Gun down" Quotes from Famous Books



... to go back over there in your country and give you a chance at me. If you git me, you'll have to git me here. I ain't a-goin' to sling a gun down on nobody for the money that's in it, I tell you. I'm through; I'm out of the game; my craw's full. It's a bad sign when a man wastes a bullet on a hired hand, takin' him for the boss, and I ain't a-goin' to run no more resks on that feller. When my day for glory comes I'll step ...
— The Rustler of Wind River • G. W. Ogden
... Uncle Daniel, as he brought the butt of his gun down on his own foot with such force that he was obliged to give immediate attention to ...
— Mr. Stubbs's Brother - A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler' • James Otis
... a ray-gun down in the mine with me. I was just steppin' out o' the elevator when I caught your last signal; -L-P D-A-R-L was all I got, but it was enough. How you ever got the other side of the barrier had me wingin', but you were ...
— The Great Dome on Mercury • Arthur Leo Zagat
... beast had finished its mournful cry, like a last call for help, the man called: "Hey, Mailloche! Come here, sister; I'm going to give him some medicine." And while the other man was forcing the animal's mouth open, Chicot stuck the barrel of his gun down its throat, as if he were trying to make it drink a potion. Then he said: "Look ...
— Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete • Guy de Maupassant
... Oh! I had such a terrible dream about you, Joe! I thought Romany came back and got into your room and stabbed you with his knife. I got up and dressed, and about daybreak I heard a horse at the gate; then I got the gun down from the wall—and—and Mr Barnes came round the corner and frightened me. He's something like ...
— Joe Wilson and His Mates • Henry Lawson


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